According to the Industrial Fritz Mevs, the two groups already have a license in good standing with the State funds and staff to create the free zone are already available.

For now, engineers are at the stage of study and evaluation of materials for the construction work should start in two to 3 months, meet all required standards, said Fritz Mevs, adding that inhabitants of the area welcome this project which could create up to 31,000 jobs.

But he stressed that only free zone will be clearly insufficient. The objective is to create at least 40 different regions of the country, he said, pledging that the Soros Group and Win are willing to help all local areas or in the diaspora who want to invest in this field.

The prime mover of a free zone is the youth, a is the Haitian population is in urgent need of work, he said, adding that scaffold creation of free zones in all coastal cities with Les Cayes, Port de Paix, Fort-Liberté …..

But ports should also be attached if possible, to all zones, because it takes boats to transport goods in both directions, said the industrialist Fritz Mevs

“In discipline, in solidarity, in the patience that we will find the solution to all problems facing us,” said René Préval during a press conference in the police station transformed into headquarters of the government.

Highly criticized by the victims who feel that the Haitian government does not help them, said he understood the “frustration” of its citizens facing delays distributions. “The situation was already difficult before the earthquake, it became even more difficult.

Recalling that a million Haitians were left homeless since the quake and 200,000 tents were needed for housing, he said that ” however, help arrived and as and extent we installed people in shelters. He called for “solidarity in peace (…) not to complicate an already tense situation, already difficult for the people.”

Ambassador in charge of international adoption Jean-Paul Monchau is “currently in Port-au-Prince for the Haitian authorities to propose a joint mechanism, a bilateral commission, which we can address all out there, records of adoption, “said spokesman Bernard Valero at a news briefing.

This committee is a part designed to “facilitate the processing procedures for which evidence can establish the existence of a court but which can be produced following the earthquake of 12 January, according to a press Valero . And secondly, to “make recommendations for procedures in which no decision had been made Haiti before the earthquake.

The French authorities are in contact with “a little over 900 families,” French and about 950 Haitian children are “involved in adoption procedures,” said the spokesman.

The first priority is to “hasten the arrival in France of Haitian children for whom an adoption order was made by the Haitian justice before the earthquake” or “nearly 400 children,” said Valero. To date, 277 have already joined their French family for adoption and “Other arrivals are planned in the coming days,” he said, adding that each of these departures had been “approved” by the Haitian authorities.

For that aid is effective, it must “converge on the international level” and “internal coordination” to ensure the control, which requires the strengthening of central authority in Haiti, said Dominican President Leonel Fernandez. “First, the emergency humanitarian aid must continue, but there are logistical problems to solve. (…) We need a central authority in Haiti, which oversees the support that is happening for the ‘Humanitarian aid the desired effect, “he said.

Participants at the meeting also proposed to assess the economic impact of the earthquake and to establish a priority list in the island. Mr. Fernandez suggested that the amount of the debts of his country to be assigned to a fund for Haiti, once paid. “The Dominican Republic has a debt with the Paris Club [an informal group of official creditors that meet regularly in Paris, and whose role is to find coordinated and sustainable solutions to payment difficulties experienced by debtor nations, Editor's note ]. We will honor this debt, but we hope that this payment can be channeled towards the creation of a special fund for Haiti, “he said.

According to the Vice-President of the Spanish Government, Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, presented at the meeting, “the government and people of Haiti must be major players in the reconstruction process,” but “the involvement of the whole community International “is” necessary “.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) plans to give Haiti’s debt, about $ 480 million, said in Santo Domingo Manuel Labrador, spokesman for the institution in the Caribbean country, which also announced the provision of 364 million dollars. France also calls the cancellation of the remainder of Haiti’s debt to Paris Club creditors of key public, announced Friday the Minister of Economy Christine Lagarde. Haiti has accumulated in 2009 a debt of over $ 1 billion, mainly vis-à-vis the World Bank and IDB, but also towards the countries of the Paris Club, according to the Department of Economics Paris.

The Haitian president, René Préval, was held at the beginning of the meeting that his country’s reconstruction could be done only from the outside and passed by the “political and economic stability.” “We must strengthen democratic institutions,” he had launched. A meeting of contributors to help with Haiti will be held in Montreal January 25.

“Doing Business”? Not so simple if we are to believe a report from the World Bank is studying the regulation of business in 183 countries worldwide. Haiti therein to 151st rank. “It is very difficult to transact in Haiti and property rights are poorly protected, described Sylvia Solf, one of his editors. We must get the approval from many agencies and the highest authorities of the State to start a business: it takes 195 days on average! ”

Delays are also among the highest in the world to obtain a building permit, connection to electricity and telephone. The World Bank, “we will have rapidly simplify all the basic procedures and secure the title if it wants to attract investors.

And even more so, says Ms. Solf, that “there is a correlation between the complexity of procedures and recourse to corruption.” That is one major concern of donors, while international organizations and “friendly countries” in Haiti were recognized at the Montreal meeting, January 25, the Haitian state, despite governance weaknesses exacerbated by the earthquake was only legitimate to manage and coordinate reconstruction aid for which the total could approach $ 20 billion (14 billion euros).

“The management of this money worries us: we fear that some of the aid is diverted and does not benefit Haitians in need,” warns Marilyn Allien, president of the Heritage Foundation in Haiti, the local branch of Transparency International. This nongovernmental organization has assigned to Haiti note of 1.8 out of 10 in its index of corruption perception in 2009. Only seven countries are rated worse.

“Corruption is endemic in public institutions in Haiti, describes Mrs. Allien. The practice has become routine. The perpetrators enjoy total impunity. It is a practical high performance and low risk for the whole world: officials and elected parliament, the executive, the judiciary, the private sector … ”

The creation between 2004 and 2006, a unit of the fight against corruption, a National Commission on public procurement and a unit of financial information was not enough to clean up the economy. “The head of the National Procurement was kidnapped in February 2006, was never found his body,” sighed Mrs. Allien.

A previous concern especially Transparency International organization denounces the opacity which it claims surrounding the use of program funds to support after the hurricanes of 2008. Including 197 million dollars (141 million) loan from Venezuela under the PetroCaribe funds. “41% of this amount has been allocated to the National Equipment Company, managed by a close associate of President René Préval, said Mrs. Allien. Impossible to know what exactly has been done with this money. According to some allegations, some have served to finance the election platform unit set up by President Préval. ”

The former Prime Minister Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis, who had requested the audits on the use of these funds has been sacked. It now proposes that the reconstruction is copilotée by Haitian authorities and the international community. It will likely be heard.

“Given the state of the Haitian public, we will develop tools for monitoring and management strengthened, said Bruno Lemarquis, an expert in the office of the crisis the United Nations Program for Development. It is possible that international agencies install their own services on site to implement the programs. ”

Control all the more necessary as the World Bank has proposed to create a single fund bringing together all funding for reconstruction. “However, such a trust fund requires the country to distribute general budget support and not grants arrow on specific projects, observes a French diplomat. This involves a lot of confidence in the ability of countries to manage its budget in a transparent manner. ” Trust: a further element in rebuilding Haiti.

In the dusty courtyard, Alain Vilard, CEO, talks with the envoy Gicdon, the Canadian company that places orders for the brand Fruit of the Loom. “We can restart production in a month. The port is destroyed but the goods can go by road to the Dominican Republic, “says he. The Canadian tick a bit. The price of transport will increase and its profit margin decline. “If we get bank loans without interest we will try to move forward. The dream would be to rebuild the factory here in Carrefour in this city that so desperately needs jobs, “commented Alain Vilard.

“Maybe an opportunity”

Three weeks after the earthquake, private operators are, like most Haitians, perplexed. What the future holds? On what basis again? The questions go beyond the organizational difficulties. They are political, social, existential. Why bother staying on an island subscribes to the mess? How to get the country out of the rut then only twenty years of development under international infusion did not reduce the misery and chaos? “Haiti was a country that does not work. It repeated that it was right the wrongs, but, with this disaster radical is a new company that is building, “said Jean-Claude Bajeux, a former Minister of Culture.

The old intellectual moved with his wife, Sylvie, in the tropical garden of his villa, which adjacent to a slum. Young volunteers camped in the neighborhood trees. “There may be an opportunity for those who think they can offer an alternative to the post-colonial society. It is time to accept the laws to take the bus development, “says the man, rather cynical, known for his critical sense. “If there was no original answer, postséisme crisis will exacerbate the social crisis that has existed since time immemorial. We must learn to share our space and our wealth, “insists Auguste D’Meza, a university professor.

The word “reconstruction” occurs in all conversations. Some believe it is inappropriate, because everything is built in Port-au-Prince. They speak of 2010 as a year zero. This is true in the areas of education, health or justice. Constructed with a cement containing sand, almost all schools have fallen. Many hospitals and courthouses were in ruins. The relocation of one million homeless will be a long and difficult. The survivors will languish for years in makeshift housing. They depend indefinitely on international aid. As for the exodus to the countryside, it is probably only temporary. Lack of livelihood in remote areas and disadvantaged, the displaced will be tempted to return to the metropolis or to venture into illegal immigration.

Those with foreign passports are already beyond borders. “The danger in three to six months to a massive leak episode,” worries Jean Guy Christmas, a young businessman. Like all great citizens, he sent his children and his wife in Miami. Boss of a company funds transfer, he remained on site to restart the economic machine. Its institutions were quickly reopened thanks to a funding boost from Washington. “Hopefully we’ll get out by putting together and finally decentralizing ‘says he.

“We do not like  Haiti”

But rumors began to swell. The decongestion of the capital would aim behind the scenes to prepare speculative. The departure of the inhabitants in the province serve the landlords eager to grab the center of the devastated city. “Our problem is we do not like Haiti, launching Peter Mathias, head of a company of electronic engineering and vice president of the Chamber of Commerce in Port-au-Prince. The poor try to leave, members of the middle classes who have degrees have already left and the rich make money here to spend in  the United States. “Alone in his office high-tech deserted by its employees, it evokes course of his black child born in a slum. He only succeeds through education. Peter Mathias says, like many, it is essential to build new foundations. “We must rethink everything, have a sense of community and especially to create an environment for learning to produce wealth,” repeated him. Without cherishing any illusions.

Just a simple reminder to all parents, your kids are never too young to help HAITI.  This 6 year old girl gathers clothes from her classmates, and dropping them off to a local collection facility now.